The red 12″ (30.48cm) 22-Pin SATA Power & Data Extension Cable from StarTech enables you to extend the reach between internal SATA power and data connections and a SATA hard drive by up to 1′ (0.30m).
The extension simplifies drive installation by overcoming typical connection limitations. It reduces the risk of damage to the drive or motherboard SATA connectors by eliminating the need to strain or stretch the cable in order to provide the necessary data connection.
Albin Gleason (verified owner) –
To try out many hard-drives on the ASUS VivoPC VM40B-02 Desktop Computer all with distros of Linux while keeping Win 8 untouch…
Giles Prosacco (verified owner) –
I bought this SATA & Power Extension cable to make a G-Drive EV unit work with my Seagate Thunderbolt adapter (the SATA port on the G-Drive unit is just too high for the unit to slide into the Seagate correctly). It took a bit of finagling – with an exacto knife, I trimmed off a part of the rubber casing on the female end so that it would reach inside the EV drive appropriately – but now it works great, and I get incredible transfer rates without having to buy the crazy expensive EV Dock unit!